** 	Replication Data for: Election Symbols and Vote Choice: Evidence from India **
* Authors: Alexander Lee, Weihong Qi *

cd ".../replication_file" //change directory
use "symbol"

*figure 2: The Top 20 First Choice Symbols

graph bar freq_1  if id_first!=. & freq_1>20 , over(first_choice, sort(1) label(angle(45) labsize(small))) ///
 ytitle ("Number of first choices")
 

*figure 3: Estimated Effect of Lottery Winning by First-Choice Symbol

est clear
reg log_voteshare lottery_winner if first_choice=="Auto-Rickshaw"
eststo M1

reg log_voteshare lottery_winner if first_choice=="Diamond"
eststo M2

reg log_voteshare  lottery_winner if first_choice=="Pressurecooker"
eststo M3

reg log_voteshare  lottery_winner if first_choice=="Coconutfarm"
eststo M4

reg log_voteshare  lottery_winner if first_choice=="Electricpole"
eststo M5

reg log_voteshare  lottery_winner if first_choice=="Bat"
eststo M6

reg log_voteshare  lottery_winner if first_choice=="Television"
eststo M7

reg log_voteshare  lottery_winner if first_choice=="Hat"
eststo M8

reg log_voteshare  lottery_winner if first_choice=="Cauliflower"
eststo M9


coefplot M1 M2 M3 M4 M5 M6 M7 M8 M9,  drop(_cons) vertical scheme(white_tableau) ///
legend(off) level(90) ///
swapnames  aseq  coeflabels(M1 = "Auto-Rickshaw (137)" M2 = "Diamond (119)" M3 = "Pressure Cooker (100)" M4= "Coconut Farm (87)" M5 = "Electric Pole (76)" M6= "Bat (62)" M7 = "Television (60)" M8="Hat (58)" M9="Cauliflower(28)") ///
ytitle("Log(vote share)")
